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Environment committee Yes. We know from experience that those people who may be most directly affected, whether they be farmers, whether they be our native people, whether they be our commercial fishermen, have a lot of intimate, hard-earned knowledge about the habits, behaviours, and habitats of thos
May 6th, 2010Committee meeting
Dr. Terry Quinney
Environment committee I don't know. Based on the SARA track record so far, I can't speculate. But I do know that the science is evidence-based, and in many cases what SARA is showing is that it takes a long time to produce that evidence to support designation or not a designation. In some cases, the t
May 6th, 2010Committee meeting
Dr. Terry Quinney
Environment committee Yes, sir. Thank you very much for your comments. I may still be somewhat of an idealist, but from a pragmatic point of view, I agree with you that regardless of the title of a piece of legislation or law, enforcement is required. Enforcement is a good thing. And I agree with you
May 6th, 2010Committee meeting
Dr. Terry Quinney
Environment committee Sir, I agree with what you've just said, that the protection of the entire ecosystem, the entire food chain, is needed. SARA is part of that, but SARA is the last defence, we say. We say the first defence is before SARA. Make sure the habitats of all those frogs are adequately pr
May 6th, 2010Committee meeting
Dr. Terry Quinney
Environment committee Sure I do, because the challenges the biological scientists face in identifying critical habitat for any species boil down to the availability of the empirical evidence and the data. And for a lot of these critters--we've got 450 designated so far--that empirical evidence hasn't
May 6th, 2010Committee meeting
Dr. Terry Quinney
Environment committee Why don't we try it? Let's give it a try.
May 6th, 2010Committee meeting
Dr. Terry Quinney
Environment committee It's not cute. I'm sorry, it's not cute at all. What we're proposing is an alternative approach to what has unfolded over the last six years. Are we doing the best we can? We think improvements can be made, and we're making suggestions to do so. We've brought nine concrete ones
May 6th, 2010Committee meeting
Dr. Terry Quinney
Environment committee Sir, the answer to your question about the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters' priorities is yes, it would be fair to say that our members love to go hunting and fishing. They're fishing and hunting naturalists, though, in the sense that they love healthy nature, all the c
May 6th, 2010Committee meeting
Dr. Terry Quinney
Environment committee I'm sorry, but I'm not sure I accept your premise that the more consultation you have the more slowly things go. I think it's extremely important that the appropriate people, the right people, are adequately consulted. We have examples of really good consultation, not for SARA.
May 6th, 2010Committee meeting
Dr. Terry Quinney
Environment committee I'm certainly not going to point to Ontario's Endangered Species Act. I'm not going to point to that. But I will point to Ontario's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act and the relationship that, for example, organizations like mine have with the staff within the Ontario Ministry o
May 6th, 2010Committee meeting
Dr. Terry Quinney
Environment committee We sure do. We have a large number of individual members, surrounding the Great Lakes. If I may just take this opportunity, there are elements of the act, superior to others, that have been underutilized. I point you towards the stewardship components of the act that actually pr
May 6th, 2010Committee meeting
Dr. Terry Quinney
Environment committee Yes, sir, you're exactly correct. I'll give you a concrete contemporary example right now. What is known as the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, an international agreement between the United States of America and Canada, is being renegotiated for the first time in more than 2
May 6th, 2010Committee meeting
Dr. Terry Quinney
Environment committee We address that briefly in the written presentation, but we'd be happy to provide more detailed comments on that specific topic, absolutely.
May 6th, 2010Committee meeting
Dr. Terry Quinney
Environment committee Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I am Terry Quinney, provincial manager of fish and wildlife services for the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters. With me is Rachel Gagnon. Rachel is the program coordinator for the Ontario Invasive Plant Council, which is hosted by the
December 1st, 2011Committee meeting
Dr. Terry Quinney
Environment committee No. Thank you for the question, though. We would emphasize that we fully understand the context of limited resources available to governments, whether they be local, provincial, or federal, when faced with numerous competing but worthwhile funding programs. Clearly, governments
December 1st, 2011Committee meeting
Dr. Terry Quinney